Cool week expected, but month may go out on warmer note

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Sep 14, 2016 at 12:01 AMSep 14, 2016 at 9:28 PM

Cool temperatures with highs only in the 60s are on tap next week in Palm Beach, but a warm-up may be on the horizon for the end of the month.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday forecast highs are just 67, 63 and 66, respectively, with lows in the mid 50s. Temperatures are expected to warm slightly next weekend before another cold front rolls through.

The 10-day forecast from Weather Underground shows highs popping back into the mid 70s by a week from Monday, Jan. 25, and AccuWeather has highs at least holding in the 70s throughout the week.

The 14-day forecast from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows a warm-up taking place from coast to coast from Jan. 24-30. Normal highs and lows are at their lowest points of the year, but the normal high finally ticks up a degree to 75 on Monday and adds another degree to 76 on Feb. 4.

In any event, you probably won’t hear visitors to South Florida complaining — Monday’s forecast high in Chicago is 10; Buffalo will be in the low 20s but with show showers most of the week; Boston will be seasonably cold with highs in the upper 20s; and ditto for New York.

Highs in New York bounce back into the 40s for the final week of the month and to kick off February, according to long-range AccuWeather forecasts.

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A small craft warning remained in effect in the wake of Sunday morning’s storms. (Credit: NWS-Miami)

MORE STORM WRAP-UP: The National Weather Service in Miami is sending an investigation team to Naples and Immokalee to assess damage in the area.

On the East Coast, there was significant damage in Hobe Sound just north of Jupiter-Tequesta, according to WPTV Channel 5.

More than 600 FPL customers remained without power early Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County.

Damage was extensive in Sarasota County and Manatee County on the West Coast, where two people died in early Sunday morning storms. A series of rescues were reported in Sarasota County and Siesta Key, according to Channel 10 News in Tampa.